Judas-tree

The Cercis Canadensis is commonly known as Eastern Redbud, Judas-tree, as well as Redbud

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Growing Regions

The range of eastern redbud extends from New Jersey and Pennsylvania west to southern Michigan and southeastern Nebraska; south to eastern Texas; and east to central Florida [34]. Its natural range appears to exclude the Gulf and Atlantic Coastal Plains [16]. It is extinct from one locality in extreme southern Ontario [34]. Texas redbud occurs from southern Oklahoma south to eastern, southern, and Trans-Pecos Texas; extreme southeastern New Mexico; and northern Mexico. In Mexico, its range extends from eastern Chihuahua and Coahila east to Tamps and south to San Luis Potosi and Hidalgo [34].

     

General Information

The currently accepted scientific name for eastern redbud is Cercis canadensis L. (Fabaceae) [11]. Texas redbud (C. c. var. texensis [Wats] Hopkins) is recognized by some authorities [34]. Others include Mexican redbud (C. c. var. mexicana [Rose] Hopkins) [41]. Clark and Bachtell [14] report, however, that a common opinion among nursery workers is that the two varieties represent environmentally induced morphologies (i.e. more leathery leaves in more xeric conditions) and that C. c. var. texensis and C. c. var. mexicana are all C. c. var. canadensis. Information is reported by variety in this write-up.

Eastern redbud occurs in the open or as an understory tree common along
the edge of woods in a variety of habitats [11,53].  In Kentucky, it
occurs on exposed limestone cliffs in eastern redcedar (Juniperus
virginiana) communities [12].

It very commonly occurs with flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) [54].

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